Unexpected baby bunnies!! Please help!

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

I do have one more question. I brought the whole litter inside, so I can keep a better eye on Carmel, like @Barred Rock Mama suggested. I am planning on doing a deep clean of the hutch tomorrow before I put them back out to lower the risk of another infection. They are three weeks old now, and their nest (I don’t have a nest box, but I mean all of the fur and hay that Kadie, our Doe, brought in) is getting quite dirty and damp. Should I clean it out and remove it? Someone told me to remove the nest at three weeks, but I didn’t know if this was right. So will they stay warm without it? Or should I leave it in?

 

[LizzzyJo]

Good news! After cleaning Carmels eyes she has opened both of them! she seems to be doing so much better and is enjoying exploring. Thanks for all the help!

Awesome! They didn’t look infected in the pics, just a little baby eye glue. It likely won’t return. Keep the nest dry.

I know it is so hard to part with them!! Unfortunately, they will start to mate. And they will start to fight unless you fix them. And that gets expensive. You’ll likely end up with them each caged individually and not have time in the day to give them each attention.

They sell fast as babies. Once they lose that baby look it will get harder and harder.

Take those cute pics and show us their adorableness Then post them to Hoobly.com.

You’re doing a great job!

 

[LizzzyJo]

I do have one more question. I brought the whole litter inside, so I can keep a better eye on Carmel, like @Barred Rock Mama suggested. I am planning on doing a deep clean of the hutch tomorrow before I put them back out to lower the risk of another infection. They are three weeks old now, and their nest (I don’t have a nest box, but I mean all of the fur and hay that Kadie, our Doe, brought in) is getting quite dirty and damp. Should I clean it out and remove it? Someone told me to remove the nest at three weeks, but I didn’t know if this was right. So will they stay warm without it? Or should I leave it in?

Yes, clean it to the bones and fill with fresh Timothy hay. You’ll now need to do this every other day or so. Damp = bad. You can do a “quick fix” of adding hay on top of damp the days in between changes. You only need to change the damp portions.

 

[LizzzyJo]

I do have one more question. I brought the whole litter inside, so I can keep a better eye on Carmel, like @Barred Rock Mama suggested. I am planning on doing a deep clean of the hutch tomorrow before I put them back out to lower the risk of another infection. They are three weeks old now, and their nest (I don’t have a nest box, but I mean all of the fur and hay that Kadie, our Doe, brought in) is getting quite dirty and damp. Should I clean it out and remove it? Someone told me to remove the nest at three weeks, but I didn’t know if this was right. So will they stay warm without it? Or should I leave it in?

They no longer need the fur. If it’s clean then you can add it back into the nest. If it’s soiled you can compost it.

How many babies are there?

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Awesome! They didn’t look infected in the pics, just a little baby eye glue. It likely won’t return. Keep the nest dry.

I know it is so hard to part with them!! Unfortunately, they will start to mate. And they will start to fight unless you fix them. And that gets expensive. You’ll likely end up with them each caged individually and not have time in the day to give them each attention.

They sell fast as babies. Once they lose that baby look it will get harder and harder.

Take those cute pics and show us their adorableness Then post them to Hoobly.com.

You’re doing a great job!

Thank you so much! There is a downside to the cutest of bunnies, you totally fall in love with them! thankfully we are planning on keeping one which will make it easier. when you we need to start worrying about them mating? We wouldn’t want to run into a bigger baby problem then we already have! Lol.

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Yes, clean it to the bones and fill with fresh Timothy hay. You’ll now need to do this every other day or so. Damp = bad. You can do a “quick fix” of adding hay on top of damp the days in between changes. You only need to change the damp portions.

Ok, I will clean it all out! Thanks

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Please be careful when selling them. People who have no idea what they’re doing often impulsive buy for their children because of “how absolutely adorable they are!”

Those rabbits often end up abandoned, neglected, or in a shelter.

I would personally screen my buyers.

 

[NatJ]

when you we need to start worrying about them mating? We wouldn’t want to run into a bigger baby problem then we already have! Lol.

Until age 2 months, no worries.
By age 4 months, they might be mating. By 5-6 months they will definitely be mating and you might already have new litters.

I would probably plan on separating them into same-sex groups between 2 and 3 months. (Or neutering them, or rehoming them, or housing them in individual cages.)

Once you think you know what genders they are, check again every few weeks until they are fully mature and you are 100% certain (and then check another time or two, just for good measure.) We've seen several posters here who thought they had two of one gender, but actually had a pair and ended up with an unexpected litter.

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Please be careful when selling them. People who have no idea what they’re doing often impulsive buy for their children because of “how absolutely adorable they are!”

Those rabbits often end up abandoned, neglected, or in a shelter.

I would personally screen my buyers.

Oh yeah, this has been my absolute biggest concern. I am determined to find them very good homes, and NO impulse buying!

I for sure am gonna screen my buyers, and I’m advertising through a very good breeder that I trust a lot. She is very picky with who buys her rabbits.

 

[SummerTheAnimalGirl]

Until age 2 months, no worries.
By age 4 months, they might be mating. By 5-6 months they will definitely be mating and you might already have new litters.

I would probably plan on separating them into same-sex groups between 2 and 3 months. (Or neutering them, or rehoming them, or housing them in individual cages.)

Once you think you know what genders they are, check again every few weeks until they are fully mature and you are 100% certain (and then check another time or two, just for good measure.) We've seen several posters here who thought they had two of one gender, but actually had a pair and ended up with an unexpected litter.

Yeah for sure wouldn’t wanna make that mistake again! Thanks for the help. I will check lots and seperated them at two months. Should I start checking their Gender? I’m not sure how as they are so squirmy, lol, but when is a age when you can make a pretty good guess?